London Strings

• Soloist - 1 Violin or 1 Cello
• Duo - Violin and Cello
• Trio - 2 Violins and 1 Cello
• Quartet - 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello
• Larger groups, for example 9 piece - 4 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, 1 Bass

CLASSICAL

Bach - Ach lieben Christen, seid getrost, Loure from Third Suite for Cello, Air on the G string, Prelude from English Suite No. 3, Arioso, Sarabande from The first French Suite, Bach Selection, Sheep May Safely Graze, Double Violin Concerto, St John’s Chorale, Fughetta, St Matthew’s Chorale, Jesu Joy of Our Desiring, Wachet Auf

Beethoven - Für Elise, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Mvt. 1, Ode to Joy

Bizet - Cabañera from Carmen, Toreador's song from Carmen, Habanera

Blow - Chaconne

Borodin - Nocturne 

Brown - Waltz

Bruch - Adagio from the Violin Concerto

Burtch - Simple String Quartets

Charpontier - Te Deum

Chopin - Grande Valse Brilliante, Prelude in E minor, Nocturne in Eb Major, Valse, Polonaise

Clark - Trumpet Voluntary

Copeland - Hoe Down

Debussy - Berceuse, Le pas Español, Cakewalk, Mi-a-ou, Clair de Lune, Tendresse, Golliwog’s Cakewalk, The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, Kitty-Valse

Delibes - Flower Duet, Intermezzo from Sylvia

Ditterdorf - Minuet from Quartet in Eb Major

Dvorak - Finale from Sonatina in G Minor, Humoresque

Elgar - Adagio, Idylle, Beau Brummel, Larghetto from Serenade, Chanson de Matin, Nimrod, Chanson de Nuit, Salut d'Amour

Fauré - Berceuse, Pavane, Foxtrot, Wouf/Mi-a-ou, Le Jardin de Dolly

Franck - Panis Angelicus

Fux - Menuet

Gounod - Ave Maria

Grieg - Gavotte from Holberg Suite, La Mort D'Ase

Handel - All We Like Sheep from the Messiah, Largo from Xerxes, Alla Hornpipe, Lascia chi Piagna, Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Menuette, Concerto Grosso Op6 No1, Ombra Mai Fu, Halleluia Chorus from the Messiah, Water Music Suite in D, Hornpipe, Water Music Suite in F, La Rejouissance, Zadok the Priest, Largo

Haydn - Adagio from Quartet in G Major, Sinfonia, Minuet from Quartet in D Minor, Symphony No. 77, Mvt. 4, Serenata

Karl Jenkins - Adiemus Theme, Palladio, Khachaturian, Adagio from Sparticus

Krieger - Minuet

Lang - Tuba Tune

Lehar - Waltz from The Merry Widow

Mascagni - Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

Massenet - Meditation from Thais

Mendelssohn - Wedding March, Intermezzo from Quartet Op.13, Song Without Words, No.35

Monti - Czardas

Mozart - Allelujiah from 'Exultate Jubilate', Divertimento in F, Andante from Piano Concerto, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Bei Mannern from the Magic Flute, Minuetto, Der Vogelfanger from the Magic Flute, Quartet K 575 No 21, Divertimento in B, Quartet KV 387 No 14, Divertimento in D, Ave Verum Corpus, Andante from Quartet No. 8

Offenbach - Barcarolle, Medley, Galop

Pachelbel - Canon, Gigue

Puccini - Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly, Rondo, Nessun Dorma, Trumpet Tune, O Mio Babbino Caro, Two Rondeaux from Abdelazar

Rachmaninov - Paganini Variations

Ravel - Bolero

Satie - Gymnopédie

Schubert - Moment Musical

Schumann - Traumerei, From the Album for the Young, Song, To Sunshine

Shostakovich - Waltz from Jazz Suite No.2

Staples - Midday at St James' Park, Sunset at Covent Garden, Sunrise at Golden Square

Strauss - On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Tritsch-Tratsch Polka

Tchaikovsky - Chanson Triste, Sleeping Beauty Waltz, Legend, Swan Lake Finale, Morning Song, Waltz from Swan Lake

Telemann - Sonata

Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Linden Lea - Greensleeves

Vivaldi - Autumn from the Four Seasons, Winter from the Four Seasons, Summer from the Four Seasons

Wagner - Bridal Chorus, Ride of the Valkyries, Warlock, Basse Dance

JAZZ / MUSICALS / LIGHT / TELEVISION / FILM

A Trumpeter’s Lullaby
Plink, Plank, Plonk
Blue Tango
Sandpaper Ballet
Belle of the Ball
Serenata
Forgotten Dreams
The Syncopated Clock
Horse and Buggy
The Typewriter
Jazz Legato
The Waltzing Cat
Jazz Pizzicato
Pirates of the Caribbean 
Goldfinger
As Long as He Needs Me
Food Glorious Food
Diamonds are Forever 
There's No Business like Showbusiness
America
One Hand, One Heart
Maria from West Side Story
Somewhere 
Country Dance
La Rumba
The Girl From Ipanema
Cock Linnet
The Warriors Theme Tune
At Last   
An American in Paris
Love Walked In
But Not For Me
Mine
Concerto in F
Nice Work if You Can Get It
Foggy Day
Rhapsody in Blue
For You, For Me, For Evermore
S'Wonderful
He loves She loves
Second Rhapsody
I Got Rhythm
Somebody Loves Me
I Got Rhythm Variations
Summertime
I'll Build Astaire Way to Paradise
Swansea
I’ve Got Rhythm
The Man I Love
Liza
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Love is Here to Stay
I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside
The Trap (London Marathon Theme Tune) 
Tango del Maurice
Fly Me to the Moon
It Had to be You
Bethena
Roseleaf Rag
Country Club
Solace
Is You is or is You Ain’t ma Baby
Moonlight and Roses
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
Zelda
Bustopher Jones
Music of the Night
Jesus Christ Superstar
Old Deuteronomy
Memory
Phantom of the Opera
Mr Mistoffelees
All I Ask of You 
Moon River
Live and Let Die 
That’s Amore 
Czardas
Serenata
Fandango
Tango
Rhumba
Tango Chromatique
Beauty and the Beast 
Gabriel’s Oboe
Nella Fantasia 
What Kind of Fool am I?
James Bond Theme 
Anything Goes
Night & Day
I Get a Kick Out of You
What is This Thing Called Love?
Just One of Those Things
You're the Top
Theme from the A-Team
You'll Never Walk Alone 
Theme from The Godfather
Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet 
Theme from The Muppet Show
Time to Say Goodbye
Stars 
I Dreamed a Dream
May it Be from Lord of the Rings
Theme from Forrest Gump
Nobody Does It Better 
New York, New York 
Chelsea Bridge
Take The A Train
Three Little Maids from The Mikado
Dad’s Army Theme
A Whole New World from Aladdin
Riverdance 
Christine
ET Theme
Star Wars IVOpening Theme
Schindler's List
Fawlty Towers
Gladiator

POPULAR

Hometown Glory
I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing 
Dream a Little Dream 
A Hard Day’s Night
If I Fell
All You Need is Love
Imagine
And I Love Her
Lady Madonna
Eight Days a Week
Michelle
Get Back
Norwegian Wood
Good Day Sunshine
Paperback Writer
Got To Get You Into My Life
Strawberry Fields
Hello Goodbye
The Fool On The Hill
Here, There and Everywhere 
Tomorrow Never Knows
Hey Jude
When I’m 64
I Feel Fine
World Without Love
Joga 
The Universal 
Everything I Do I Do It For You
Heaven
Close to You
We’ve Only Just Begun 
Hallelujah 
Viva la Vida
Everlong
Silence
Kissing You from Romeo & Juliet
Mercy 
One Day Like This 
Candle in the Wind
Killing Me Softly With His Song
The Fray
How to Save a Life 
Gade
Jalousie
You Raise Me Up
Without You
Cry Me a River
Iron Maiden
Can I Play with Madness 
I Want You Back 
Don’t Stop Believing 
A Moment Like This 
Everlasting Love 
Design for Life 
Fade to Black (Intro) 
Nothing Else Matters 
Happy Ending 
There is a Light
Black
Book of Love
A Groovy Kind of Love
The Show Must Go On
Don’t Stop Me Now
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Angels 
By Your Side
I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
A Moment Like This
Without Thee
Hoppipolla
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Chasing Cars
Run
Fields of Gold
Greatest Day
Love Cats
Lola’s Theme
Bittersweet Symphony
Drops of Jupiter
The Rose
Flying Without Wings

FOLK / TRADITIONAL / RELIGIOUS

Go Tell It On The Mountain
Fiddle Faddle
Alouette
The Geese in the Bogs
The Friendly Beasts
As With Gladness Men of Old

English

A Great & Mighty Wonder
Jerusalem
Fletcher
Fiddle Dance
Folk Tune
Gibbs
Above Blea Tarn
Winster Valley
Loewswater: Calm after Storm

Hymn

Gabriel's Message

Irish

Londonderry Air/Danny Boy

The Star of County Down

Toss the Feathers

Jewish

Siman Tov

It was a lover and his lass

Prairie Song

Religious

Lo He Comes with Clouds Descending
O Come Little Children
Lord is My Shepherd
Of the Father's Love Begotten
Lord of All Hopefulness
Praise My Soul
Love Divine
This is the Truth Sent From Above

Scottish

My love is like a red red rose
Fiddle Tunes
Thorp
Irish Sherry

Traditional

Royal Engineers’ March
Ashokan Farewell

Welsh

All Through the Night
Deryn Du
By Cool Siloams Shady Rill
Llety'r Bugail
Captain Morgan’s March
Myfanwy
Endris
Rachie
Aberystwyth
Suo gan
Calon Lan
The Ash Grove
David of the White Rock 
The Blind Harper

Christmas Traditional

Six Renaissance Christmas Carols
O Holy Night!

Traditional
Away in a Manger 
Medieval 2 
Carol of the Birds 
Medieval 4 
Carol Unknown 
O Come, O Come Emmanuel 
Christians Awake! 
Once in Royal David's City 
Deck the Halls 
Pat a Pan 
Ding Dong Merrily on High 
Shepherd's Farewell 
Gaudete 
Sussex Carol 
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman 
The Coventry Carol 
Good King Wenceslas 
The First Nowell 
Hark the Herald 
The Holly and the Ivy 
Holly and The Ivy 
Veni, Veni 
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day 
We Gather Together To Ask The Lord's Blessing 
I Saw Three Ships 
We Three Kings 
Joy to the World 
We Wish You a Merry Christmas 
Medieval 1 
Wexford Carol
Christmas Concerto
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
In Dulce Jubilo
Silent Night
Dadmé Albrícias, Ríu, Ríu, Chíu, E la Dondon, Verges Maria

Christmas Popular

Sleigh Ride
White Christmas
Winter Wonderland
Feliz Navidad
Santa Baby
Fairy Tale of New York
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Christmas Medley
Let it Snow!
The Christmas Song
Jingle Bells
It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas

• Audi
• Avanti TV
• Cambridge University
• Cemex UK
• County Mall, Crawley
• Culprit 1
• Exceptional Records
• Great British Olympics Team
• Halflight
• John Lewis
• Long Wave Studios
• M2 Training
• Magenta
• Marks and Spencer
• Mercedes Benz
• Musicbox Studios
• Paper Aeroplanes
• Southwark Playhouse
• St David's Shopping Centre
• The Pop Factory
• Travelex
• University College London
• Wandsworth County Council
• Welsh Assembly Government

What are your performance/space requirements?

London Strings requires at least 4 x 2 metres in order to not get in the way of your guests and to protect instruments. The venue should ensure that there are four armless chairs provided in the performance space, and that the quartet are offered soft drinks. For bookings of 3 hours or more, the quartet require a light meal or sandwiches.

Can you play outside?

Providing there is adequate shade, no rain and full shelter from any wind the quartet are happy to play outside. This is, however, at the sole discretion of the musicians on the day.

How long do you take to set up?

The quartet takes approximately 15 minutes to set up providing that chairs are provided within an adequate performance space. The quartet can also move position very quickly. However, London Strings will always arrive approximately 1 hour before an engagement is due to begin.

I have a limited budget, or there is limited space at my venue. Can I book a smaller group of musicians?

Yes, the London Strings are able to provide smaller groups - a soloist, duo or trio.

I am holding an event in a large venue, am I limited to a string quartet?

No - London Strings are able to provide a larger ensemble of stringed musicians and are often also joined by a singer. This larger, flexible-sized group is perfect for product launches or larger scale corporate events.

How many pieces do I have to choose for my event?

You are welcome to be as prescriptive as you like. Whilst you may want to give us a list of pieces you'd like to be heard, we are equally happy to judge the mood and play pieces/styles accordingly.

Continuous playing, as required, with a 10 minute break every 90 minutes.

Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.